Health professionals need a dose of drama in their training to build clinical and interpersonal skills.

Women in Nepal are tapped for volunteer health work. Many take on the work out of a sense of duty, but also gain access to otherwise inaccessible opportunities. Here women are seen on a bus in Pokhara, Nepal.
Terry Boynton/UnsplashSeptember 27, 2018

Medical social workers coordinate care, an especially important job in complicated cases. Just as nurses and doctors are feeling burned out, these unsung heroes are feeling the burn, too. Here's why that's dangerous.

South Africa must ensure that healthcare workers understand the importance of nutrition and that they transfer the correct messages to caregivers.

Far more than eating green vegetables and going to the gym more often, living and working conditions have a big impact on health. Saskatchewan’s new NDP leader is determined to see it reflected in public policy.
(Shutterstock)May 21, 2018